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TIL prior to production of Valkyrie (2008), German Defence Ministry said that filming would not be allowed at the country's military sites. Because Tom Cruise is a member of Scientology, which is viewed as a dangerous cult by the German authorities
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Submitted July 22, 2019 at 10:23PM by Elver-Galarga7
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TIL that the mugger crocodile has been observed balancing sticks on its head to lure in birds searching for sticks for their nests. This is the first known example of tool use in a reptile.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 01:47AM by meme-aboo
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TIL that since Milton Hershey didn't have any children he and his wife opened an orphanage school and when he died, he left his entire fortune and the ownership of Hershey Chocolate Company in a trust for the children in the school. Still today 70% of the company is owned by Milton Hershey School.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 03:52AM by bplush
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TIL that there is a village in India whose main export are men! This village prepares men to become bouncers for nightclubs and bars. They do so by having a 2 hour workout in the morning, followed by a 2 hour workout in the afternoon, in combination with high-protein food.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 06:49AM by xPalmerArnoldx
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TIL that Nike had conditions before giving rookie Michael Jordan a record contract: Either be rookie of the year, or average 20 ppg, or be an all star, or sell $4 mill worth shoes in a year. Jordan was rookie of the year, scored 28.2 ppg, named all star, and Nike sold $100 mill of shoes in 1984-85.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 01:39PM by sersleepsalot1
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TIL that child beauty pageants are illegal in France to prevent the hyper-sexualization of young children. Punishment can be up to two years in prison.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 06:20PM by azgrunt
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TIL that the terms "upper case" and "lower case" originated from the common layouts of drawers, called cases, used to hold movable type for letterpress printing. Capitol (or majuscule) letters were stored in the upper case; smaller (or minuscule) letters, in the lower case.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 03:51PM by PikesPique
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TIL that a "Hot Shot" was originally a cannon ball that was heated in a furnace and then fired at wooden ships for the purpose of setting fire to them.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 05:38PM by AlbanySteamedHams
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TIL that if you wanted to see every piece of art in The Louvre in one visit, and you spent 30 seconds observing each piece, it would take you over a month, and that’s assuming you were there 24/7 and took no breaks & didn’t sleep.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 09:36PM by MalachiConstant7
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TIL during the middle Ages saffron was so expensive some traders would try to increase their profits by bulking up the herb with yellow marigold petals. When authorities in Nuremberg, where the herb was mainly traded, found out about these tainted parcels of saffron, the traders were burned alive.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 10:20PM by Albertbailey
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TIL that knives used in airport restaurant kitchens have to be tethered and accounted for so that those knives do not make it onto airplanes.
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Submitted July 23, 2019 at 06:10PM by dontdrinkthekkoolaid
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TIL that the last roll of Kodak Kodachrome film was given to National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry who used it to capture 36 original images including one of a nomadic tribe in India whose nomadic ways were coming to an end.
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Submitted July 24, 2019 at 12:54AM by EtOHMartini
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TIL Sir Alec Guiness HATED his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: "Apart from the money, I regret having embarked on the film," calling the dialog "lamentable." An autograph seeker told him he'd seen the movie over 100 times; he gave him an autograph on the condition he never see the movie again.
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Submitted July 24, 2019 at 02:29AM by crafty_southpaw
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TIL Eric Clapton gifted Geogre Harrison a unique red Gibson Les Paul that he nicknamed “Lucy”. It was stolen in 1973, and after tracking it down, Harrison had to trade another Les Paul and a Fender Bass to get it back. Until his death in 2001, Harrison referred to the incident as a “kidnapping”
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Submitted July 24, 2019 at 03:01AM by Kevcon555
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TIL The classic 101 Dalmatians animated film sold more tickets in the United States than Avatar or Avengers: Endgame
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Submitted July 24, 2019 at 04:23AM by MasterLawlz
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TIL Moscow mules were created by a guy that couldn’t sell his vodka, another that couldn’t sell his ginger beer and a lady that had too many copper mugs
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Submitted July 24, 2019 at 06:15AM by herefordameme
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TIL that Japan's rail workers use pointing-and-calling, a system of associating one’s tasks with physical movements and vocalizations to prevent errors. It is known to reduce workplace errors by up to 85 percent, according to one 1996 study.
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Submitted July 24, 2019 at 10:17AM by opacitizen
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TIL that bilinguals experience tip-of-the-tongue moments twice as often as monolinguals. Processing two languages at the same time comes with a computational cost. Although, this kind of “multitasking” trains the brain.
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Submitted July 24, 2019 at 11:12AM by Karakterovsky
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